A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a Texas law that seeks to prohibit social-media platforms from blocking or removing posts based on the speaker’s viewpoint, a decision that could set the stage for the Supreme Court to resolve a case with broad ramifications for online discourse.

Texas Republicans enacted the law, known as HB 20, last year, a response to what they said were concerns about the suppression of conservative political views on Meta Platforms Facebook, Twitter and other major platforms.

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